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  • Will UK insurers invest in the economy after Solvency II capital release?

    29 November 2022

    Lawyer questions whether regulators should force insurers to allocate capital for "productive finance"

  • PIC completes £100m buy-in with three pension funds

    13 December 2017

    Takes on liabilities of Pirelli pension fund members

  • PIC completes £725m buy-in

    30 November 2017

    Attractive pricing helped by significant de-risking by the fund

  • How far can the UK run from Solvency II?

    15 September 2016

    The UK parliamentary investigation into Solvency II is expected to shed light on the trade-off between regulatory flexibility and market access, and expose the different preferences of insurers with different corporate structures. Hugo Coelho reports

  • Bulk annuity deals fly in wake of Brexit vote

    22 August 2016

    PIC and Just Retirement complete deals

  • Mutuals find a new path to share capital

    09 July 2015

    The UK's mutual insurers are eagerly awaiting the outcome of negotiations on legislation that could help lead a revival of the sector. Asa Gibson reports